Trolley and support therefor.



S. S. GOLDMAN TROLLEY AND SUPPORT THEREFOR.

- APPLICATION FILED SEPT.14, 1908. 9S 1,292. Patented Aug. 12-1909;

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S. S. GOLDMIAN.

TROLLEY AND SUPPORT THEREFOR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.14,1908.

931,292, Patented Aug. 17, 1909'.

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SAMUEL GOLDMAN, 10F LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTIYTO CHARLES if. MALECEK, OF ST. LQUIS, MISSOURI.

beets uri, have invented certain new and Sup is a 4 ieh the follow full, elemend descinplion, rel'erence being; had so accompanying drawings,

spurt oi 's specification. V inventies levies to en impro'veiuei-is in :ie'ielleys end supports therefor for use upon operated reilwzvs end ll; less for its ohieci 3? l melon-oi a trolley of this description so constructed us no he maintsined in e ficiene nenner in contact Willi a nrolley wire against which it operates, notwithstanding the tendency of the smiley so become separated from the trolley wire, due to the variations in elevation of the wine at difi'ererrb points and other causes that tend toelislodge the trolley from the ne bes the harp of pi 'vlded lower e s '3 one iihe side sinus of the harp chill? are pxjovided st *lieir outer faces with vertical flanges elem. ie' eive members to he ail e1 mentionethe side which 1 a purse 1033. of Le'tsers Fs sent.

Eetented Aug. 17, 119ml.

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10 is a shaft that is mounted ins. fixed position in the side arms of the harp 1.50 that it is incapable of rotution therein, the shaft being prefersblydoi": square or non-circular shape in cross section. This shaft :is provided with an oil-duct 11 that-extends lnugiitudinslly from one end of the shaftzrto its center and is open at the top of the shsrfit whereby it is placed in communication with an inlet duct 12 that extends downwardly from the top of the side arms 3 of the iharp in which it is located. The oil duct 111mminates in a downwardly extending portion 1% is an oil duct 15 that communicates the oil duct- 11 in the shaft 10 and through which lubricant introcluoed into said oil clues passes to constantly lubricate fiche journal faces of the journal bifx 8 and the journal sleeve 14 during the use of the trolley.

I desire to call particular attention to the fact their by making the journal box-With s. conceved journal face and the jolnnal sleeve with a. convex journal face I provide a pocket or busin Within the journal boxuin which the lubricant is inuch none-efiioiently retained than it would he in lxhe event ofatlne use oi u simigh'i journal extending directly through lihe trolley Wheel.

16 designates carrier posts provided .3113 their lower ends with bifurcated arms- .17 ihut :"i'll'iidfille the leg 2 of the. harp l end-nine united to said leg by e. pivot pin or bolt 18, thereby providing a connection between said carrier posts and the harp shat perm oi? the upper ends of the carrier posts he 1. .1 swung outwardly relative to the side f the harp, as indicated by dotted lines The carrier posts are adapted-to i shell upright and imspread posicelweeu the flanges l of she side arms he harp as seen in Figs. 11 and V.

19 designates guard Wheels that ere-providecl at their upper ends Wliih conical feces, enl at their lower sides with grooves of mmi'ier circle shape in cross section pro- '1 hearing; faces which normally overhung the groove in the trolley Wheel lien nieclizitely beneath said guard Wheel .thus forming s circular opening besween she was trolley and guard wheels. The guard Wheels are provided with pivot stems 20 that are seated in pockets 2]. extending downwardly in the carrier posts 16 from their upper ends and which, in addition to their service as journal pockets for said stems, also serve as lubricant wells for the stems into which lubricant may flow when introduced through oil holes 22 located at the upper ends of the carrier posts, see Fig. ll. lhe pivot stems of the guard wheels 19 are provided with circumferential grooves 21, see Fig. TV, that receive removable pins or keys 23 mounted in the carrier posts and seated in said grooves and whereby upward movement of said stems is resisted.

24: detignates a pull rod slidably fitted in the leg 2 of the harp 1v and which is adapted "to receive the connection of a pull cord that extends from the trolley to the car with which the trolley is used. The pull rod 24- is provided with a slot 25 that receives the pivot pin 18 by which the carrier posts 16 are united to, the harp, thereby permitting longitudinal movement of the pull rod and causing said pin to prevent rotation of the rod. The pull rod is normally maintained in an elevated position by a lift s ring so and it has pivoted to its upper end toggle links 27 which are pivotally connected at their outer ends to the carrier posts 16 by pins 28. The lift spring 26, by acting under normal conditions to hold the pull rod in an trolley from the wire.

elevated position, causes the toggle links u carrier posts 16, as a consequence or which to exert a constant inward pull upon the said carrier posts are held against the side arms of the harp l and the guard wheels 19 are maintained in positions above the trolley wire to prevent the escape of the it will. be soon that inasmuch as the guard wheels are located directly above the trolley wheel, the trolley is susceptible of partaking of a material. downward or upward movement, due to variations in the elevation of the trolley wire at difierent points without liability of vent the escape of the trolley wheel from the trolley wire. /Vhen the trolley is to be fitted to the trolley wire or removed therefrom, it is only necessary to exert a downward pull upon the pull rod XI-l, whereby the tough: links 27 are caused to exert outward pressure against the carrier posts 16 to spread them apart and open a passageway between the guard wheels through which the trolley Wire may pass.

In order that the guard wheels 19 of: my trolley may ride beneath the overhanging portions of switches associated with trolley wires Without frictional wear between the guard wheels and the switches, I supply senses each guard wheel withan anti-friction ball or roller 19 that is seated in the top of the guard wheel and is held in place by a retaining plate 19 suitably secured to the body of the wheel.

F or the purpose of maintaining my trolley in an upright position at all times in order that the guard wheels will travel in a horizontal course above a trolley wire and without liability of upward pressure against theguard wheels obliquely to their axes to separate them, i employ a trolley support which consists oi the following parts: 29 designates the trolley pole of said support, the lower end of which is pivoted at 30 to a base 31 that may. be of any ordinary construction. The upper end of this trolley pole is pivoted at 32 to the upper bracket arm 6 carried by the sidearm of the trolley harp 1.. is an alining rod, the lower end of which is pivoted at to the base 31 and the upper end of which is pivoted at 35 to the lower bracket arms 6 of the trolley harp. The alining rod extends parallel to the trolley pole 29 and inasmuch as both the pole and the rod are pivoted independently of each other to the base and the trolley harp, said parts partake of uniform movement parallel with each other and as a consequence the trolley is constantly maintained in a vertical position independent or the elevation at which it travels.

I claim:

l. In trolley, the combination of a harp, a trolley wheel having a groove of half circle shape in cross section providing a lower bearing face for the wire and (Z2 ied by said l arp, a pair of earl." arms p oted to said. harp, and guard wheels having grooves of quarter (fll'C shape in cro: section and providing upper bearing faces and carried by said carrier arms and overhanging said trolv ley wheel and forming in connection therewith a circular opening, substantially as set forth.

2. In a trolley, the combination of a harp, a trolley wheel having a groove and carried by said harp, a pair of guard wheels arranged so as to overhang said trolley wheel,. 7

Vidul with pockets extending downwardly from their upper ends, stems seated in said pockets by which said guard wheels are carried, and which are provided with'circumlei-cut iul grooves, and removable keys extending transversely through said posts and sealed in the vii-cum'tcrential grooves in said stems whereby the stems are retained in said pockets, suhsmntiully as set forth.

:3. in a trol ey, the combination of a harp having a boil n legat its lowerend, a trol ley wheel cui led by said harp, a pair of carrier arms piv ted to said harp, guard wheels journuhed in said arms, a pull rod slidable in said hollow leg, toggle links having pivotal connection with said pull rodand with said carrier for surrounding said upper end and said hollow leg of the harp for returning the pull rod, toggle links and osts, and a coiled lift spring pull rod between its 1e vided with an oil duct in communication with the oil duct in said shaft, and a trol said journal sleeve and having interiorly" thereof a concave journal surfaoe for contact with theconvex surface of said journal sleeve, substantially as set forth.

' SAMUEL S. GOLDMAN.

In the presence of LILY Ros'r, E. M. HARRINGTON.

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